You know how people tell a story, and by the time they say “to make a long story short...” it’s already too late? It’s the same with written stories -they can always benefit from editing. Here’s a great idea -tell your story in one sentence. A true story. Those stories are at One Sentence. Some examples:

She realized I had lied about my "restaurant experience" when she saw her ceiling was dripping with balsamic vinaigrette.

If there was ever a good time to stop drinking, it was this morning when I woke up next to a woman in a giraffe costume.

If I had known I was going to accidentally turn my head to face yours at just the right moment, I would have chosen a much more romantic setting than a Walgreen's parking lot.